Take the terror out of tackling feature projects with Writing Features for Animation Professionals, a 4-day intensive workshop delivered over 2 consecutive weekends by experienced animation screenwriter Maria O’Loughlin.

The workshop aims to provide writers AND other animation professionals (e.g. directors, producers, development execs, story artists) with shared tools and terminology for developing and analysing feature-length stories. Covering all the usual suspects like character arc and 3-act structure, the workshop will also explore strategies for creating and maintaining dramatic tension; moving beyond formula; and using the “sequence approach” to make the whole process less daunting.

The workshop will include one afternoon round-table Q&A with Disney director Norton Virgien, Secret of Kells director Tomm Moore and Song of the Sea screenwriter, Will Collins.

On Thursday 12th, Meeting House Square, in Dublin will host an evening focused on health, international development and animation. This is the highlight of the mHealthEd conference, being held in Mansion House on September 12th and 13th www.mhealthed.org, (Pegbar’s own Ben Hennessy will be running a workshop on storyboarding for health, at the conference).

The evening will showcase Irish produced animations that focus on social change and health and this will be followed by a screening of the documentary ‘The Animated Activist’. The activist, this refers to, is the world famous, Peabody winning, producer Firdaus Kharas, whose animations have been seen by millions and translated into 100s of languages. His animations are used to help create social and behavioral change globally. The event is free, but you must RSVP to ensure attendance.

President of Anime Limited/ Business Development consultant for Viz
Media Europe/KAZE SAS /Festival Director and Trustee of Scotland Loves
Animation : Andrew Partridge

Independent art and design studio : Team Giblets

Theater group : Tantalus

Director of Access Cinema and festival director of the Japanese Film
Festival : Maeve Cooke

A note on Nom Con :

Nom-Con is an annual Japanese animation,art and Culture festival
founded in 2010 in the Republic of Ireland. It is one of the largest
of its kind in Ireland.

Now in its fourth year Nom-con are planning a bigger and better
convention for all that attend from special guests voice
actors/animation directors/music acts/cultural experts (examples from
previous years : voice actress Tiffany Grant, English language ADR
director/script writer/voice actor Matt Greenfield, Oscar Nominated
animation studio Cartoon Saloon,President of Anime Limited/ Business
Development consultant for Viz Media Europe/KAZE SAS /Festival
Director and Trustee of Scotland Loves Animation Andrew Partridge)
multiple events(examples panels/workshops/fashion shows/cosplay
events/dances/parties)new as well as returning favourites we’re going
to make 2013 the best yet.

In addition to the 3 day event that runs in August, Nom-con hosts a
variety of smaller events throughout the year for fans of Japanese art
and animation to meet up and have fun, Over the years several picnics
were held along with Christmas and beach parties as such one of our
gaols is to foster a strong community for fans of Japanese
animation,movies,art,culture,

music and fashion both online and off as
well as hopefully introducing others to anime and Japanese culture in
all its forms.

The community that has built up around Japanese culture in Ireland has
become extremely large and very expressive. This can be seen when
looking at the online presence it has within not only Nom-con’s own
forum and social media but across all forums and social media that are
devoted to the discussion of Japanese
animation,movies,art,culture,music fashion and games.

CHF Entertainment to be recruiting for a variety of Animation, Design and Production roles for Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick to support their latest 2D series which will be produced at their new studios in Didsbury near Manchester.

It is a name set to become synonymous with high quality children’s entertainment, drawing on both the development talents of its creative team and Cosgrove Hall’s 40 year legacy as one of the UK’s most respected and influential producers of animated programmes

Pegbar is an Animation Networking Organisation operating in Dublin since 2008. Since then, they have facilitated a number of presentations from celebrated artists, filmmakers and storytellers such as Norton Virgien, Tomm Moore, Eamonn Butler and Bruce Block. Pegbar has hosted a number of networking events, showcasing animators’ work, as well as allowing animators to build new relationships and generate possible opportunities within the animation industry.

This workshop will be run in association with the Animation Skillnet. The Animation Skillnet, which will officially launch later this year, is an industry led training network for the animation, games and post production sectors in Ireland. The network will run high-end training courses delivered by industry specialists as well as professional networking events and conferences.

The storyboarding workshop will start at 18:00 on Thursday the 29th of August in the Science Gallery. There will be food and drink on offer before guests settle down to the workshop that will be hosted by Pegbar’s own Ben Hennessy. Ben Hennessy is a freelance artist who has been working in the animation industry for the past 5 years. In that time he has worked on productions that have been screened on RTE jr, Cbeebies, Nickelodeon and games that are available on the Wii and iPad.

At the end of this workshop, participants will be provided with material to produce an industry standard stoyboard portfolio and the opportunity to have their work critiqued by Ben.

Tickets to this event cost just €10 and can be bought in the Science Gallery and via their website. It is recommended that tickets are bought early due to the phenomenal demand in previous years.

Kavaleer Productions are recruiting flash animators for a TV series. We’re working on multiple high profile projects, so this is a great opportunity.

Position Requirements:

Must have proven 2D character animation experience. Preferably on broadcast series or film production.

Minimum of 2 years experience using Flash in a paid position.

Must have excellent knowledge of traditional animation principles and the ability to apply them to the digital medium.

Must be flexible, willing to learn and be a motivated and motivating team player.

Able to work within a production schedule.

Must have good interpersonal skills.

Must be willing to work in-house in our Dublin studio.

Position to begin immediately and run until at least mid-October.

This position is an excellent opportunity for highly organized and motivated animator who enjoys being part of an exciting, fast paced animation studio.
Please submit your CV and digital showreel to info@kavaleer.com or upload a CV via Kavaleer’s website http://kavaleer.com/jobs/

Kavaleer Productions are recruiting a Team Lead position for an upcoming TV series. The project will be animated using CelAction 2D software. We’re working on multiple high profile projects, so this is a great opportunity.

Cel Action TEAM LEAD Position Requirements:

• Must have proven 2D character animation experience. Broadcast series experience is preferred.

• Minimum of 2 years experience using CelAction in a paid position is REQUIRED.

• Experience using Flash, After FX, Toon Boom or Anime Studio a plus.

• The ideal candidate will have Lead Animator experience.

• Must have excellent knowledge of traditional animation principles and the ability to apply them to the digital medium.

• Must be flexible, willing to learn and be a motivated and motivating team player.

15 weeks work commencing 29th July, producing animated segments for CBBC childrens TV series. In-house work in Dublin city centre studio. Must have good knowledge of animation principles, acting and timing. Character setup/rigging within Flash a bonus. Ideal candidate would have previous TV or feature work. We are willing to consider someone who may have limited industry experience, however they must be able to demonstrate animation ability as well as the capability to work to tight deadlines along with taking instruction from the Director. This is a fun show to work on and you would be joining a small dedicated crew of people who are interested in making great childrens TV.